PTC Up-Date

Volume VI, Issue IV

November 2012 From the Principal

Parent Conferences are just around the cor-

ner! Parents are able to schedule their confer-

ence through the online scheduler available

through our school’s webpage. If any parent

does not have online access, they may send a

note with available times to their child’s teacher.

The Fall Carnival was a wonderful success.

Thank you to our PTC Board and all the many

volunteers who made the carnival a fun time for

everyone! What a great school community we

have!

Our third annual Talent Show will be on Thurs-

day, November 8th at 6:00 pm. We are proud of

all the students who tried out knowing that get-

ting up in front of people can be scary. Congrat-

ulations to those who made it through the audi-

tions and will be performing. The entire school

community is welcome to attend the talent show

on 11/8. The nominal fee charged at the door

helps to fund our choir and music program. By

the way, we even have a staff group performing

at the talent show!

Speaking of music, we would like to express our

appreciation to the new WalMart Neighbor-

hood Market in town who donated $1000 to

our choir program! Because of this donation, we

were able to continue the afterschool choir pro-

gram.

Our School Site Council (SSC) is in need of

two parents to serve on the committee. SSC

meets 4-5 times throughout the year after-

school (typically on the second Tuesday of the

month). If you are interested, please email or

call the school office. The SSC is responsible for

monitoring our School Improvement Plan.

Another special event during the month of No-vember is our first evening PTC/Habits Parent meeting. During this meeting, we will be giving a brief overview of the first three of the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. In addition, the PTC will be conducting a short membership meeting after the training. Come out and find out more about the 7 Habits Program.

The staff would like to wish all our families a wonderful Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving break will be 11/19-23.

Shoeboxes!!!

Our next PTC meeting will be on Tuesday,

November 13th at 6:30pm—Multi-purpose

We would like to thank everyone for your

support with our Fall Fundraiser. We were able to raise close to $14,000.00!

11/2/12 ~ Spirit Day—Twin Look Alike

12-3 thru 12-7 ~ PTC—Holiday Store

12-7—Family Movie Night

Some upcoming events: If you are interested in making items

to sell or donate for our Holiday Store, please contact Sarah Ameter at

theameters@gmail.com

The shoeboxes are slowly coming in for our OPERATION SHOEBOX. The last day to turn in your gift shoebox is Friday, November 2. Let’s see if we can reach our school goal of 300 boxes!

Pick Up and Drop Off

PARENT CONFERENCES—

November 13, 14, 15, & 16. Those

days will also be EARLY RELEASE

DAYS. School dismissed at 1:40pm

for grades 1-5.

We know that drop off and pick up is a hectic time.

We really appreciate the patience of everyone as

we strive for safety over speed. Please remember

to remain in your car if you are along the curb in

front of the office. Beyond the office you may step

out of your car and look for your child. If you are

using the parking lot next to the park, for the safe-

ty of students, we ask parents to park and not pick

up as they drive through. In addition, please do

not pick up or drop off anywhere along the bus

curb. Thanks again for your help.

Dates to Remember November 2011

Mrs. Bombard—Chloe/Brandon/Haeden

Mrs. Ochoa—Joshua/Sydney/Juliana

Ms. Cassidy—Faith & Cohen

Mrs. Cook—Daniel & Josephine

Mrs. Shelton—Avery/Madison/

MadisonMrs. Valtatie—Brooke & Elionni

Mr. Beatty—Sydney & Ella

Mrs. Maynard—Jenna/Jaxon/Jacob

Mrs. Botonis—Jordan/Kaila

Ms. Popp—Samantha & Mariella

Mrs. Stuckey—Gregory & Gabi

Mrs. Crook—Nicole & Rebekah

Mr. Coleman—Dominic & Kaitlyn

Mrs. Cruice—Valentina

Mrs. Stone—Brinlee & Hailey

Mrs. Shye—Paige & Corey

Mrs. Sliepen—Jada/Kennedy/Michael

Mrs. Medina—Teresa & Jett

Ms. Wright—Ellyse & Jonathan

Mrs. Bombard—Chloe & Alan

Mrs. Ochoa—Kaylee & Valerie

Ms. Cassidy—Liam & Emma

Mrs. Cook—Grace & Peter

Mrs. Shelton—Dylan & Kenneth

Mrs. Valtatie—Micah & Amykayla

Mrs. Botonis—Kiera & Lauren

Mr. Beatty—Phillip

Mrs. Maynard—Karis & Rex

Ms. Popp—Taylor & Zach

Mrs. Stuckey—Emeri & Ryan

Mrs. Crook—Violet & Ben

Mr. Coleman—Ryan & Makayla

Mrs. Cruice—Gavin & Regina

Mrs. Stone—Brinlee & Hailey

Mrs. Shye—Austin & Hannah

Mrs. Sliepen—Dawson & Emilee

Mrs. Medina—Pua & Louis

Ms. Wright—Beau & Justin

Photos of the Month

Panda Express presented Lincoln Crossing with a

plaque for our school indicating their support of

our Leader in Me program. We received over

$500,000 in services, training and student

materials for this program.

Nov. 2—Spirit Day: Twin Day

Nov. 5—Early Release Day

Nov. 6—Talent Show Assembly

Nov. 8 & 9: Walk Through Cali-fornia Program 4th Grade

Nov. 8—School Talent Show 6:00 PM

Nov. 12—NO SCHOOL VETER-ANS DAY

Nov. 13—PTC Mtg. All parents are invited.

Nov. 13, 14, 15, 16—Parent Conference Day

Nov. 13, 14, 15, 16—EARLY RELEASE DAY

Nov. 15—Choir Rehearsal

Nov. 16 – Kindergarten Feast

Nov. 19 thru 23—No School Thanksgiving Break

Nov. 27—Awards

Nov. 29—Choir Rehearsal

THANK YOU PTC FOR SUPPORING

RED RIBBON WEEK WITH SOME

GREAT ACTIVITIES.

Leader In Me—Panda Express—Plaque

Board of Trustees: Paul Long

Brian Haley

Paul Carras

Kris Wyatt

Damian Armitage

Superintendent: Scott Leaman

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600 Sixth St, Suite 400, Lincoln CA 95648

Ph: 916-645-6350 Fax: 916-645-6356

October 26, 2012

Dear Parent or Guardian:

Western Placer Unified School District receives Title I and Title III funding from the federal government to help students who are socio-economically disadvantaged (SED) and/or who are English Learners (EL) to achieve proficiency in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics (Math) and/or to speak, read, and write in English. School districts and other agencies that receive Title I and Title III funds are reviewed each year, as required by No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001, to see if they have met the ELA and Math proficiency targets for all significant subgroups of students as well as the three Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives (AMAOs) for their EL’s:

Progress in learning English

Progress in the percentage of students who become proficient in English

Academic targets in English Language Arts and Mathematics

For the 2011-2012 school year, Western Placer Unified School District met the following targets:

AMAO 1 Progress in EL students learning English AMAO 2 Progress in the percentage of EL students who became proficient in English

In the manner of other Placer County school districts, as federal proficiency achievement targets approach 100%, our district did not meet the academic targets for proficiency in ELA and math for EL, Hispanic, SED, White, or Students with Disabilities (SWD) on the California Standards Tests.

We will continue to implement the addendum for our District LEAP Plan and the Title III Improvement Plan. We will be seeking parent input through Site Council/SBLT’s and ELAC groups. We will be reserving 10% of our annual Title I allocation to provide professional development for our teachers and administrators to continue to address student needs. We will also continue to provide assistance to schools that have been identified for Program Improvement.

If you would like more information about how your child is performing on these targets, please contact your child’s teacher or school. Lynn Kelso, Support Program Specialist for Intervention, can be reached at 645-6350 for more information on the educational programs to help English Learners become proficient in English and reach academic goals or to answer questions about our Title I programs and student achievement. In addition, you can find information on our website at www.wpusd.k12.ca.us. We encourage you to continue to be a partner with us in your child’s education by visiting your child’s school, attending conferences, supervising homework, reading school newsletters and communications, and communicating with your child’s teacher(s) and administrators.

Sincerely, Mary Boyle Deputy Superintendent Educational Services